Arts_Pasifika_Awards

Arts Pasifika Awards

Arts Pasifika Awards

New Zealand arts award

The Arts Pasifika Awards celebrate excellence in Pacific arts in New Zealand. The annual awards are administered by Creative New Zealand and are the only national awards for Pasifika artists across all artforms.[1]

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The Arts Pasifika Awards include the awards for: Emerging Pacific Artist; Iosefa Enari Memorial Award; Pacific Heritage Art Award (from 2004); Contemporary Pacific Art Award; Senior Pacific Artist Award; Special Recognition Award (from 2013);[1] and Pacific Toa Artist Award (from 2019).[2]

List of award recipients

Emerging Pacific Artist

  • Tusiata Avia MNZM

Iosefa Enari Memorial Award

  • 2023 Hayden Afele-Nickel
  • 2022 Joshua Pearson
  • 2021 Ridge Ponini
  • 2020 Moses Mackay
  • 2019 Samson Setu
  • 2018 Benson Wilson
  • 2017 Filipe Manu
  • 2016 Madison Nonoa
  • 2015 Manase Tapuaki Mei Langi Latu
  • 2014 No award given
  • 2013 Natalia Mann
  • 2012 Isabella Moore
  • 2011 Marlena Devoe
  • 2010 Pene Junior Pati
  • 2009 Elisha Na’otala Fa’I
  • 2008 James Ioelu
  • 2007 Sani Muamaseali’i
  • 2006 Aivale Cole
  • 2005 Ramonda Taleni
  • 2004 Bonadventure Allan-Moetaua
  • 2003 Daphne Collins
  • 2002 Ben Makisi
  • Moses Mckay and his sister Anasetasia
  • Madison Nonoa

Pacific Heritage Art Award

This award began in 2004.

  • Mary Ama CNZM
  • Pacifica Mamas & dignitaries

Contemporary Pacific Art Award

  • Angela Tiatia
  • Karlo Mila MNZM
  • Victor Rodger ONZM

Senior Pacific Artist Award

  • Nina Nawalowalo ONZM
  • Oscar Kightley MNZM
  • Neil Ieremia ONZM
  • Jonathan Lemalu
  • Lemi Ponifasio
  • Annie Crummer
  • Misa Emma Kesha
  • Albert Wendt ONZ

Special Recognition Award

This award began in 2013 to "recognise special contribution to the standing, and standard, of Pacific arts in Aotearoa and/or internationally".

  • Tanya Muagututi'a (right) with long time collaborator Erolia Ifopo in 1994
  • Parris Goebel MNZM

Pacific Toa Artist Award

This award commenced in 2019. It acknowledges the "contribution of a Pasifika artist with the lived experience of disability to the standing, and standard, of Pacific arts nationally or globally".[2]

  • Lusi Faiva

References

  1. [1]
    "Arts Pasifika Awards". Creative New Zealand. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Pacific Toa category announced for Arts Pasifika Awards 2019". Creative New Zealand. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. [3]
    "25th Annual Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards Recognise Excellence And Innovation | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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